End and corner bumper



July zi, 1925. 1,546,947

` E. AjsoHL END AND coRNER BUMPER Filed Jan. 2l- '1924- 2 Shemas-SheetI 1 f @if WWMWWNM" 54647 E. A. SOHL END AND CORNER BUMPER i Filed Jan. 21, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented .bi-ily 2l, 1925.

i unirse srATns PATENT orifice.

'.llDfrU A. SHL, lill? CLEVELAND, GEH), ASEIGNORTO G. SIPRNG in BUMPER OM- PA'NY, 0F DETROIT, MICHGANgA CORFORATON 01E DELAVJARE.

END AND CRNER BUMPER.

Application ledianuary 31, 1924. Seiia1-No. 687,443.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. Sonn, a citizen of the United States, residing :it lllerelzind, in the county of Cuyahoga end State oil Ohio, have invented a certain new end useful improvementin End end lorner Bumpers, of which the :following is e full, olea-r, end exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to bumpers, and moreparticularly to combined end und corner bumpers :tor the rear ends of large and hee-Vy automobiles et' the bus7 type.

lt is :i general object of the invention to provide u bumper which will be capable oi' iideouutely protecting the rear :ind the cor nersoi vehicles of this type. Further and more limited objects of the invention will :ippenr liereinuliter and will be realized 1n and through the combinations ot elements embodied fin. the claims hereto annexed.`

ln the drawings, lig. l represents e side elevation olE the rear portion of e vehicle of the type referred to, buying my invention applied thereto; lzlig. 2, n sectional plan View ot' the rear portion of such vehicle;

Fig. 3, e rear end elevation of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1,' Fig. 4, e detail 1n perspective showing the end-olf the rear bumper and the parte of the corner guard cooperating therewith; und Fig. 5, :i sectional detail eorrespoiuling to the line 5-5 of Fie'. l. l

Describing; the perle by reference cher- .ueters, l represents lhe reni' end of :i veliicle olt the bus type, 2 the rear wheels thereof, und 8 one ol1 the rear fenders. 4, 4l denote the rear portions ot :i pair of side members, and 5 the rear cross member connec-ting the ends of the side members. 6 denotes e skirt, or metal sheathing, below the body l andl enclosing rear portions of the members l und the cross member 5, being .spaced 'from the Llorn'ier members by means of blocks 'i'. j

The complete rear bumper and corner guard construction comprises :L ehnnneled v bumper bor 8 which is mounted on the rear ends of short fosts 9" )ro'ectine' from the lr w rear member 5 through the rear part et the skirt 6. The bumper member 8 is preferebiy-of the seme length es the Cross member 5, extending nearly es i'ur es the side pon tions 6 of the skirt 6. Adjacent each end, the web of the member 8 is eut away, as indicated et 8 (Fig. l), and 'the flanges 8b,

lwhich extend beyond the web, are provided with vertically aligned apertures 8c. 9 denotes n' pair of bolts, each mounted in the liti .The bers l0 end l2 extend forwardly/n suhcient distance to protectv the corners of the Vehicle body., Euch is provided, at its -front end with an eye', indicated et 1()b end 12b, respectively, the eyes and the Jfront ends of the bers being secured to the bur ll by means ot' u bolt 14 extending'through the ,eyes 10b and l2 and througha, pair or clamping members lo and i6, having seets 15a and 16, respectively, lor the yupper und the lower edge of the bur ll. f lhe bolts ll und 14: will be provided with nuts' 9 und l/l, respectively.

ly the construction disclosed herein, lthe mejor portion oi' the roer end of the vehicle will be protected by the channeled bumper bur 8; the corners by the resilient triple-bar bumpers formed by the bers 0, ll and l2; while the sides of the skirts '6 beyond the corners will be protected by the single b urs ll. i

Having thus described what l chiiln is: v

1. lhe combination, with u channel ber extending transversely et the rear of n vemy invention,

hiele, of :t resilient curved bor having en eye interposed between and secured to the bungee of the limit-mentioned ber and exlili 20 /inclm enel Cinner` tending moiind e coi-ner of the vehicle enel secured to tbe vehicle et a point remote from the inst-mentioned bei', en upper and :L lower curved resilient bar each having an eye et the enel thereof, a bolt extending through the eyes of the tlnee bers and securing the same to the first-mentioned ber, and ineens for securing the opposite ends of the third and fooi-th bars to the second bei'.

2. A eoinef guard for e vehicle comprising en inteiinediete cuivecl esilient bei* having en eye et its 1freer end, means for securing' the front end o' said leer to suoli vehicle, an upper and e lower curved ijlesilient bei' each lem/insT eneye at the rear enti thereof and en eye at the fix-ont end thence-i a bolt extending through the 'eyes et the y si? ends o23 the tlnee bers, and means e bolt eitencling tliroiiglvthe eyes it tbe-front ends of the seo01/iol` and tliilil bars Al'oi securing the sume to the Erst-inenlioncfl bei'.

3. The eembinetion, with e channel bei* extending; li'ensversely et the rear of e veliicle, ont eiie ilient cuiveil bei' having en eye between the iengcs of the first .rnentioneei bei' ano, extending :wound e oolm nei? of the vehicle and secured to the vehicle at e poineeniote from the first-mentioned ben encl menne for securingtliie seid eye to the seid flanges oif the channel bnf.

lie combi'itiom with oer extendingn trensvesely et of e vehicle, of a 'esilient ouwe-Li attaching bei' secured to eeeli enel @if the first-mentioned bar and each .round tbe eoi'nei? of e vehicle sind "li Vehicle snel en -oh having an enel, en upper enel e lower coi'n,ei-gnorfl eoeli Alpe?? and eecli having an, eye' lemi thereof and an eye at the eieeiij bolts extending through .e rea-i' ends of the attaching :i il bars, and ineens includingoolts extending' tln'ongli tbe oyes nl', the front ends el? i the seine to the Coelliei'sting etten/lling bers. onmtii'fn, with zi Channel bm' e'sely et the resi of :L Velliie Curved bei lmving en oye enel seouieii lo the lian inn extendingi` Around e the, eyes n ee( elle in *iontei'fds of tlie'last two resilient bz'u's 'from 'the vehicle.

The coinbn'iation with e transversely 'i bei' the rem' of e vehicle, oi e Jniveii bei' connected lo each eni'l oli mentioned bei and ezicli extending ie corner-gmini bm's 'for sec-lining cured to the vehicle et a. point remote fromv the first mentioned bm', and an upper and e n m au.

resilient eurved bar connected 'to each end of the fust mentionedbar and eeeh extending about ve comeivoi the 'vehicle and each secured to the vehicle a-tialpeint remote from the ii'st mentioned bei?, and an upper and e, lower curved resilient ber each secured at its )fear end to the iirst mentioned bal eech lieving its front enil secured to the coope'i'eting second bei' intermediate of the ends of 'the lettenp 3. The combination, with s corner of e veliiclo, of an attaching ber connected at one enjd to such vehicle and extending? about such ei'nei', and a, pair of coinenguerd bai-rs zulditional to the etteel'iing bei' end. supported respectively ebove and below the attaching *bei* in position to protect the seid vehicle corner.

9. The combine-tion, with e corner of e veliice, ol en. attaching bei' connected :it one end to suoli Vehicle :md extending about such 4come?, @ein oi -coine1'guerd bere additione-l to the attaching ber and located respectively above and below 'the attaching ber, ineens sugpoiting the .inner ends oi' said coinenguerd bars, and means for supporting the outei` ends of all of saicl bers frointne vehicle.

10. The combination, with e corner of vehicle, of en attachingbei connected at one end to sueli vehicle and extending about such comer, e peil' of corner-guard bers addi.- tionzil to the attaching bar und located iespectively 'bove and below the attaching bar, Ineens supporting tbe inner ends of sein connor-gend bers from the attaching bei', ineens suppoitinfv the outer ends of che conengimid bers iifoin the attaching ber, and Ineens foi' supporting the outer ends of all oi' seid bers from the vehicle.

1l. The combination, lwith a vehicleo e,

lill? bumper coinpi'ising e pair of atteeliingbm's each secured :it its innel end to a side of suoli vehicle end extending about enormer thereof, e pair oi: corner-guardians for each attaching; ber and eeoli supported et its inne): end by :in attaching bei and each also extending about e. corner of the vehicle, end en impact bei? interposed between the opposed outer ends of tbeetteoliing bers and corner-guard bers and connected at its ends 'to the oul'eiends of the attaching lungs.

12. A. bumper comprisizete` in combination outwardly und reznweifilly extending attaching bers having their front o1' inner ends adapted. 'for attachment bo t vehicle and. provided. each at its rear or outer end with :tn eye, anv upper anni alower cornerfuaifd bm'v for each attaching bnr and euch iiaving :in eye at its rear o1'. outer end adept 5 ed to align with the eye in the corresponding end of the Said attaching bei, bolts extending through suchA aligned eyes, each cornerguard bar. havin an eye at its inner end,

boltsextending t rough the aligned eyes at the inner ends of each pair of comer-guard 10 bars, zuid clamps on each bolt adapted to engage vthe portion of the corresponding attaohing bar which is interposed between such eyes.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

nnoAe A. Sonn 

